This Bucks Co. Town Is 3rd Safest In America, New Analysis Says

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — A Bucks County town is among the top five safest towns in America, a new analysis says.

Safewise, which analyzes safety and security rankings, this week released its "100 Safest Cities in America" report for 2021.

Buckingham Township was ranked third in the country.

The firm analyzed FBI crime report statistics and population data to compile the new rankings.

"These rankings are based upon violent crime and property crime data from 2019 (the most recent year for which data was available). We excluded towns with populations below 2,500 (considered rural by the US Census Bureau), and set a population threshold of 17,375 based on the median US population after those towns were excluded," SafeWise said.

Here are the top five safest cities in the country, according to the analysis:

1. Hopkinton, Massachusetts
2. Franklin, Massachusetts
3. Buckingham Township, Pennsylvania
4. Oakland Township, Michigan
5. Bernards Township, New Jersey

Buckingham, with a population of just over 20,000, has a median income of $119,620. It has a violent crime rate of 0 and a property crime rate of 2.71, the study says.

Northampton Township, also in Bucks County, came in 18th on the list.

According to the analysis, 91 of the top 100 safest cities are within 50 miles of a major metropolitan area—with 65 of those in the Northeast.

Thirty-nine of the safest cities are within 50 miles of New York. Boston has the second-largest number of safe suburbs with 19. Philadelphia and Chicago have the next-highest safe suburbs with nine and seven respectively, the study said.

You can see the full study here.